Your Daily Reprieve 09.01.22

Your Daily Reprieve for Thursday September 1, 2022

From Waynesville,NC

There are no whole truths; all truths are half-truths.

It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil.
~Alfred North Whitehead

Today I bent the truth to be
kind, and I have no regret, for
I am far surer of what is kind
than I am of what is true.
~Robert Brault

We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
~Eric Hoffer

Maturity is reached the day

we don't need to be lied to about anything.
~Frank Yerby

“There are AA emotions and attitudes that transcend language.”

~Grapevine: Kihei, Hawaii, October 2004

Big Book Quote

"Another principle we observe carefully is that we do not relate

intimate experiences of another person unless we are sure he would approve. We find it better, when possible, to stick to our own stories. A man may criticize or laugh at himself and it will affect others favorably, but criticism or ridicule coming from another often produces the contrary effect."

Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 125

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Step Twelve - "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."

Nearly Every sound human being experiences, at some time in life, a compelling desire to find a mate of the opposite sex with whom the fullest possible union can be made—spiritual,mental, emotional, and physical. This mighty urge is the root of great human accomplishments, a creative energy that deeply influences our lives. God fashioned us that way. So our question will be this: How, by ignorance, compulsion, and self-will, do we misuse this gift for our own destruction? We A.A.’s cannot pretend to offer full answers to age-old perplexities, but our own experience does provide certain answers that work for us.

p.117

Twenty-Four Hours

A.A. Thought For The Day

Be careful not to brand new prospects as alcoholics. Let them draw
their own conclusion. But talk to them about the hopelessness of
alcoholism. Tell them exactly what happened to you and how you
recovered. Stress the spiritual feature freely. If they are agnostics
or atheists, make it emphatic that they do not have to agree with
your concept of God. They can choose any concept they like,
provided it makes sense to them. The main thing is that they be
willing to believe in a power greater than themselves and that they
live by spiritual principles." Do I hold back too much in speaking
of the spiritual principles of the program?

Meditation For The Day

"I will never leave or forsake thee." Down through the centuries,
thousands have believed in God's constancy, untiringness, and
unfailing love. God has love. Then forever you are sure of His
love. God has power. Then forever you are sure, in every
difficulty and temptation, of His strength. God has patience. Then
always there is One who can never tire. God has understanding.
Then always you will understand and be understood. Unless you want
Him to go, God will never leave you. He is always ready with
power.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may feel that God's love will never fail. I pray that I
may have confidence in His unfailing power.

Daily Thought

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Wonders

"Out of every season of grief or suffering, when the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new resources of courage were uncovered, and that finally, inescapably, the conviction came that God does 'move in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.'"
1953 AAWS
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 105

Thought to Consider . . .

Joy is the infallible presence of God.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

H O P E
Hang On! Peace Exists . . .

Daily Reflection

WILLINGNESS TO GROW

If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go

on.

AS BILL SEES IT, p. 8

Sobriety fills the painful "hole in the soul" that my

alcoholism created. Often I feel so physically well that I

believe my work is done. However, joy is not just the

absence of pain; it is the gift of continued spiritual

awakening. Joy comes from ongoing and active study, as

well as application of the principles of recovery in my

everyday life, and from sharing that experience with others.

My Higher Power presents many opportunities for deeper

spiritual awakening. I need only to bring into my recovery

the willingness to grow. Today I am ready to grow.

Pot Luck

Today's Meditation:

Those little white lies. Some will tell us that every single instance when we "bend" the truth is wrong, for the "truth" must always be told. As we grow older and wiser in life, though, we learn that sometimes the truth itself can be very harmful, and that we may want to watch what we say when we're faced with an opportunity to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, or a version of the truth that may be more helpful and compassionate to others.

Sometimes it can be good to bend the truth to spare someone else's feelings. When a child brings something that they've drawn to me and asks me if I like it, the answer's going to be "Yes, I do." Even if I don't like it, what possible positive purpose would I be serving by telling a child the full truth? If someone wants to start an argument with me and asks me a question, I'm fully within my rights to react to another person's negative intentions with words that may not be completely true.

When we lie for self-gain or in an attempt to deceive maliciously, then we have a problem. The truth is a very important element in our lives, but is the full truth a non-debatable element of our integrity? Does every single person on this planet deserve the truth from us in every instance? And will the words I say contribute to the lives of others in positive or negative ways? All of these are questions that must be answered when we decide exactly what we're going to tell someone else, and when and how we're going to tell it.

When I was a kid, I tried oil painting. I loved art. I did a painting that I was pretty proud of and I showed to to my grandmother, who proceeded to tell me everything that she saw that was wrong with it. I quit painting immediately, and didn't take it up again until almost twenty years later. Yes, I was pretty sensitive at that age, but I'll always wonder what she thought she was accomplishing that day. She might have had good intentions, but the truth that she shared was much more damaging than helpful.

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